The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable May 25, 2018-- so what is it, and does it have a chance of inspiring similar data privacy legislature in the United States? Bloomberg QuickTake takes a look at the GDPR in the video above (Bloomberg.com video above published May 9, 2018). See edps.europa.eu and on twitter: @Buttarelli_G and @EU_EDPS.

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Most firms see GDPR as an opportunity | ComputerWeekly.com May 16, 2018: "A growing number of organisations consider the GDPR to be an opportunity to improve the way they handle data privacy and security, while leaders are using it as an opportunity for full business transformation, a study shows ... Nearly 60% of organisations view the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) positively, rather than as a compliance problem, a survey has revealed."

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) | IBM.com: "IBM has created a 'GDPR framework' with five phases to help achieve readiness: Assess, Design, Transform, Operate, and Conform. The goal of the framework is to help clients manage security and privacy effectively in order for them to reduce risks and therefore incidents."